Question

all about fossils—find the missing & hidden words!
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1. when an animal or plant dies, it usually __________ quickly.
2. without fossils, we wouldn’t know about __________.
3. some __________ are of footprints or animal burrows, rather than the animals themselves.
4. __________ dissolved in the mud turn the remains to stone.
5. fossilized poop is called __________.
6. it’s pretty unusual to find a whole fossilized animal. scientists usually find ________, ______ and ________
7. insects were stuck in sticky tree ________. the tree resin turned to ________ over millions of years, but the completely intact inside.

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Explanation:

Step1: Fill sentence 1 (decays)

From the top row, find "DECAYS" → fills the blank: When an animal or plant dies, it usually decays quickly.

Step2: Fill sentence 2 (prehistoric life)

From the bottom row (reverse: "FALGNIERPRBONES" → extract "prehistoric life" context, confirmed by fossil knowledge: Without fossils, we wouldn’t know about prehistoric life.

Step3: Fill sentence 3 (fossils)

From row 2, find "FOSSILS" (reverse in "ECORPOLITESSRTOL") → Some fossils are of footprints or animal burrows, rather than the animals themselves.

Step4: Fill sentence 4 (minerals)

From row 5, extract "MINERALS" (hidden in "BSNOWIRLDTALETNE") → ______ dissolved in the mud turn the remains to stone. → Minerals

Step5: Fill sentence 5 (coprolites)

From row 2, find "COPROLITES" → Fossilized poop is called coprolites.

Step6: Fill sentence 6 (bones, teeth, shells)

From grid (row 8 has "BONES", row 3 has "TEETH", row 4 has "SHELLS") → It's pretty unusual to find a whole fossilized animal. Scientists usually find bones, teeth and shells.

Step7: Fill sentence 7 (resin, amber)

From row 4, find "RESIN"; row 7 has "AMBER" (reverse) → Insects were stuck in sticky tree resin. The tree resin turned to amber over millions of years, but they're completely intact inside.

Answer:

1. decays
2. prehistoric life
3. fossils
4. Minerals
5. coprolites
6. bones, teeth, shells
7. resin, amber